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Daryl Foster is a slight but sprightly 76. His name is generally associated with biomechanics and illegal actions, but Foster, who played for Victoria Second XI in the mid 1950s, has also been involved in coaching roles with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, besides coaching Western Australia to nine Sheffield Shield...

Washington: Underlining that it is a "unique" time for Indo-US ties, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday said President Barack Obama's India visit is likely to produce "tangible and positive" results.
"I think the President's trip leaving this weekend, may well produce some very tangible and positive results of an effort...

Los Angeles: Former 'Gossip Girl' actress Leighton Meester says being a feminist is normal and not something to be mad about.
Meester, 28, feels everyone should consider him or herself as a feminist, reported E! Online. "Yeah, it shouldn't be some sort of sensational news item. It's something that I think...

Washington: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Barack Obama faces critical national security challenges, including fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and revising plans to exit Afghanistan.
It was the first major change to Obama's Cabinet since his Democrats were routed in midterm...

Washington: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, the first major change to President Barack Obama's Cabinet since his Democrats were routed in midterm elections three weeks ago.
Obama announced the resignation at a White House event with Hagel at his side. Hagel will remain in the job until a...

Dubai: While announcing it would stick to its stand of no-tolerance approach in dealing with suspected illegal bowling actions, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board on Monday also sought to improve player behaviour and over-rates.
"The ICC Board endorsed and reiterated its support for the ICC's no-tolerance approach in dealing with...

Dubai: With ICC cracking the whip on bowlers with suspect actions, legendary Indian legspinner Anil Kumble on Wednesday said those with illegal actions should be spotted and corrected at an early age.
"It is important that we encourage bowlers at an early age because once you have a kink in the...

Washington: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved a measure to place under a 21-day supervised isolation regimen all military service members returning from Ebola response efforts in West Africa.
According to a Pentagon statement, the order will apply to all military services that are contributing personnel to the fight...

Cricket governing body backs chucking crackdown
Dubai: Cricket's global governing body on Monday justified its crackdown on bowlers with illegal actions, vowing to only allow unorthodox deliveries like the doosra within the rules.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) in its major drive to root out the problem of illegal deliveries suspended high...

Washington: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed issues relating to defence cooperation and combating terrorism.
The US Defence Secretary called on Modi at the Blair House here where the visiting dignitary is staying. "Issues of the day - Ebola and Terror -...

Washington: The United States has sought clarification from Russia on its "humanitarian convoy" in Ukraine and stated that the escalation in Russian activity designed to destabilise the wartorn nation is dangerous and provocative.
In a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoygu, the US Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, "requested clarification...

Washington: The Obama administration has sent about 130 additional military personnel to Iraq, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to help Iraq contain the threat posed by hardline militants from the Islamic State.
Hagel, speaking to troops in California, said the soldiers had arrived in the...

New Delhi: US defence secretary Chuck Hagel welcomed the Indian government's decision to raise the FDI cap in defence sector.
Speaking at the Silver Jubilee function of the Observer's Research Foundation (ORF), Hagel said that increased investment towards defence and an industrial partnership with India is the way to going...

Washington: Ahead of his first visit to India, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said the US is looking for new partners and relationships in Asia Pacific region which represents both opportunities and challenges.
Defence deals worth over Rs 20,000 crore, intelligence sharing on counterterrorist activities and steps to strengthen military ties...

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed hope the release of US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl would lead to direct US talks with the Taliban.
"It could, it might and we hope it will present an opening," Hagel said in an interview from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan with NBC's "Meet the...

The United States and China squared off at an Asian security forum on Saturday, with the US defence secretary accusing Beijing of destabilising the region and a top Chinese general retorting that his comments were "threat and intimidation".
Using unusually strong language, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took aim at Beijing's...

Washington: A senior Pentagon official has been appointed to lead the defence trade initiative dialogue with India, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday.
"To further strengthen USIndia defence ties, I am directing the Pentagon's Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (Frank Kendall) to lead the USIndia Defence Trade and...

A top American lawmaker on Thursday asked the Pentagon to end a ban on Sikh articles of faith including turban and beard in the US military, a longstanding demand of the SikhAmerican community.
In the wake of new Pentagon rules permitting limited religious accommodations, Congressman Joe Crowley requested the US Armed...

Jean Claude Van Damme's epic Volvo ad, in which he is seen doing a split between two trucks, has spawned a whole industry of split spoofs, including the latest where American legend Chuck Norris does one between the wings of two airplanes. Here are some corny and some hilarious epic...

The Pentagon said on Saturday it would recall the vast majority of some 350,000 civilian Defense Department employees sent home during the government shutdown, in a move that could greatly lessen the impact of the shutdown on America's armed forces.
Civilian Pentagon employees comprise nearly half the 800,000 federal employees currently...

The United States and its allies geared up on Tuesday for a probable military strike against Syria that could come within days and would be the most aggressive action by Western powers in the Middle Eastern nation's two-and-a-half-year civil war.
Western envoys have told the Syrian opposition to expect a military...

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Obama administration is still weighing the question of whether to use military force in Syria in response to a purported chemical weapons attack.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, Hagel declined to say what action the US might...

US naval forces are moving closer to Syria as President Barack Obama considers military options for responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad government.
The president emphasized that a quick intervention in the Syrian civil war was problematic, given the international considerations that should precede a military...

The United States and Russia must find ways to work around their sharp differences and agree on approaches to Syria and other global trouble spots, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, as the two countries launched highlevel talks.
USRussia ties, deeply strained over Moscow's decision to grant asylum to...

The United States will hold talks with Russia's defense and foreign ministers in Washington on Friday despite Moscow's decision to grant asylum to former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, US officials said on Tuesday.
The State Department, confirming a report by Reuters, said the talks would go ahead and that...

FIFA has suspended its investigations into former executive committee member Chuck Blazer of the United States, at least until the end of the year, soccer's world governing body said on Friday.
Robert Torres, heading the investigation into the 68yearold who has been accused of financial mismanagement in his role as general...

Washington: US President Barack Obama has nominated Cecil Haney, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, to be the next commander of the US Strategic Command (Stratcom), Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
If confirmed by the Senate, Haney will succeed Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler at Stratcom, which has its headquarters at...

Washington: The top general in the US Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act.
The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey came hours before President Barack Obama asked military...

Jerusalem: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope on Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nucleararmed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it might strike Tehran in selfdefense.
Hagel, on his first visit to Israel as Pentagon...

Stockholm: Global military spending dropped in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade thanks to deep cuts in the United States and Europe which made up for increases in countries such as China and Russia, a leading thinktank said on Monday. Big powers the United States and...